gothic

/'gɒθik/

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📖 中文释义

📘 English Definition（英文释义）

n. extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas
n. a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
n. a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches
a. characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German